Chippenham

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  1. 1
    A market town and civil parish with a town council in north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9173).
  2. 2
    A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6669).
  3. 3
    A suburb of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5012).

Etymology

From Old English Ċippanham, from the personal name *Cippa, genitive singular *Cippan + hamm (“promontory”).

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